Dear Sangha members, Please join us this coming Saturday, May 16th at Kannon Do for our regular monthly sangha meeting, beginning at 10:30. The sangha meeting is how we take care of the various tasks that sustain our practice at Kannon Do.
Misha Merrill, early member of Kannon Do, and student and dharma heir to our abbot, Les Kaye, will be our guest speaker.
We'll meet in the courtyard and concentrate on weeding in the front and courtyard areas first. If time and personnel allow, we'll also do some weeding in the back garden area. Weeding tools and some gloves are available, but you can bring your own gloves if you prefer.
Oryoki (eating meals in Monastic Style) Training will be given by Victor Legge on Saturday June 6th, 2015, 10:30 AM Sharp prior to the Sesshin (One Day Retreat) on June 13.
Join us at 10:30 AM for an introduction to Zen meditation. It's meant for people new to Zen meditation as well as practitioners with questions about their contemplative practice. This informal get together is a recurring activity, the first Saturday of the month, and it lasts typically about 90 minutes.
On Wednesday June 10, we will have our next monthly discussion of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. The chapters for this session are: Negative and Positive Nirvana, the Waterfall Traditional Zen Spirit Here are some questions to seed the discussion, although of course, we can follow it wherever it leads us!
Dear Friends, On Saturday, June 13, 2015 , Kannon Do will host a one-day meditation retreat, or Sesshin.
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This Saturday June 27 at 10:30 we will have a Garden Work Day at Kannon Do. The garden continues to flourish, including the weeds, so we'll need to continue to keep up with them. We usually spend about sixty to ninety minutes working, but whatever time you can give will be much appreciated.
